Mars’ night atmosphere glows and pulsates in this data animation from MAVEN observations of spacecraft. Green-white false color shows the enhanced illumination of Mars’ ultraviolet ‘night glass’, measured by MAVEN’s Imaging UltraViolet Spectrograph at an altitude of about 70 miles (70 km). A simulated view of the Marsbol is added …
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Concept of artist of habitable zones – zones in which liquid water can exist – in our solar system as opposed to the Trappist-1 system, about 40 light-years away. The Trappist-1 system has 3 planets in its habitable zone (the green area). Our solar system has just 1, our Earth. …
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Many cosmic objects are known to scientists by unofficial nicknames, but not all of these nicknames are created equal. As it turns out, some are directly offensive. NASA is working to change this by evaluating the nicknames that are currently in use and making changes to those that are insensitive. …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is an ‘ocean world’ with a large reservoir of salt water beneath its frigid surface, scientists said in findings that increase interest in this dwarf planet as a possible outpost for life. Occator Crater and …
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Sequence of infrared images of the lower clouds on Venus, showing a consistent pattern of planetary-scale cloud discontinuity. This type of giant atmospheric wave has never been seen before on other planets in our solar system. Image by Javier Peralta / JAXA-Planet-C-team / Astrophysics and Space Sciences. EarthSky’s annual crowdfunding …
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